Court ties significant to Vietnam-Singapore relations: President

Hanoi (VNA) – The visit to Vietnam by Chief Justice of the Singapore
Supreme Court Sundaresh Menon will help bolster the partnership between the two
court sectors as well as Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership, said
President Tran Dai Quang.

The President, who is also head of the Steering Committee for judicial reform,
said that the court system plays the core role in Vietnam’s judicial reform
towards 2020, while greeting the Singaporean official in Hanoi on February 17.

He,
therefore, asked Singapore to support in training and share good experience
with Vietnam’s court sector to increase its operation competence, especially in
arbitration and commercial tribunals.

Vietnam wishes to learn experience from Singapore to improve the operational
efficiency of its international arbitration centre and commercial tribunal, he
said.

Lauding
the two supreme courts’ signing of a memorandum of understanding on bilateral
cooperation, he held that the deal marks a new development of the two court
systems.

He
suggested that the two sides should form a joint working group to direct the
implementation of reached agreements.

He
also hailed the courts of ASEAN countries in establishing a new cooperation
channel through the Council of ASEAN Chief Judges, expressing his hope that the
collaboration among ASEAN courts will become stronger and more effective, thus
contributing to strengthening solidarity and unity in the ASEAN Community.

For
his part, Sundaresh Menon noted that judicial cooperation between the two
countries is developing in line with the growing Vietnam-Singapore strategic
partnership.

He
briefed the host on Singapore’s judicial training programme as well as the
operation of the Council of ASEAN Chief Judges, including projects on judicial
training and improving capacity for court officials.

The
Singaporean chief justice also voiced his wish that through the memorandum of
understanding, the court sector of the two countries will foster their ties in
major areas of sharing experience in commercial tribunal, IT application in
court management, human resource development, and building new common standards
in court management.

The
deal is expected to be a historical milestone in the effective affiliation of
the two sectors, he stated.-VNA